Dutchie migrated to the United States of America in 1946 where she worked for, Con Edison (an electric company in New York) and was one of the first women of color there. She was also a poster girl on the New York City Subway and a natural beauty she was.
Dutchess met Lloyd Smith, the love of her life, on the bus route he worked as a Bus Driver with the MTA. They were married on October 28th, 1951 and the rest is history. They were husband and wife until his passing on December 8th, 2015.
They then moved to Collinston, LA in 1974. In June of 1993, on a visit to Oviedo, FL with their forever friends; The Link family, Bill, Pauline, Melissa and Grayson. Dutchie refused to go back to Collinston, so Lloyd had to buy a house and again the rest is history.
Dutchie will be greatly missed by Pauline, to whom she was always known as her daughter, friend of 42 years and caregiver until her passing. She was Melissa and Grayson’s very special grandma and Bill’s partner in political debates. Her stepdaughter Denise, her husband Tod and family. Her goddaughter, Ann Marie and family. A host of nieces and nephews. Her St. Albans Christian family and friends. Her neighbors and friends at Twin Rivers and all of her family and friends all over the U.S.
Those we love
Don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day.
Unseen, unheard
But always near,
Still loved,
Still missed
And very, very dear.
(Pauline)
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